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Afilias is one of the most important internet domain registrars, having launched the .info domains in 2001. It is also one of the few [[gTLD]] registry operators today. Also important is that Afilias is the registry operators for the .mobi mobile phone [[TLD]] since 11 February 2010 <ref>[http://www.afilias.info/mobi+acquisition Afilias Limited Acquires .Mobi Domain Registry and Expands Market Leadership]</ref>.  Afilias is also a service provider for a vast number of local and regional domains.  

 

Afilias is one of the most important internet domain registrars, having launched the .info domains in 2001. Afilias is one of the few registry operators of gTLD (generic Top Level Domains) today. Another important feature of Afilias is that they are also registry operators for the .mobi mobile phone TLD since 11 February 2010 <ref>[http://www.afilias.info/mobi+acquisition Afilias Limited Acquires .Mobi Domain Registry and Expands Market Leadership]</ref>.  Afilias is also a service provider for a vast number of local and regional domains.  

 

==History ==

==History ==

As an admission of the high need for more competition at the registry level of the domain name industry, a number of important domain name registrars created Afilias in September 2000. Just two months later, in November 2000, Afilias was selected by the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) to launch the .info gTLD. The succes of the .info domains was huge, being considered the most succesful new gTLD after the launch of the .com.  

As an acknowledgement of the need for more competition at the registry level of the domain name industry, a number of important domain name registrars created Afilias in September 2000. Just two months later, in November 2000, Afilias was selected by the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) to launch the .info gTLD. The succes of the .info domains was huge, being considered the most succesful new gTLD after the launch of the .com.  

The headquarters of Afilias is located in the capital city of Ireland, Dublin, as Afilias limited is an Irish company. Still, they also have a large number of offices worldwide, including operational offices in New Delhi, India, an operations center in Toronto,Canada, USA offices in Philadelphia and sales offices in London, UK. Afilias Canada Corp also includes operational facilities in Ontario and sales offices in Vancouver.

The headquarters of Afilias is located in the capital city of Ireland, Dublin, as Afilias limited is an Irish company. Still, they also have a large number of offices worldwide, including operational offices in New Delhi, India, an operations center in Toronto,Canada, USA offices in Philadelphia and sales offices in London, UK. Afilias Canada Corp also includes operational facilities in Ontario and sales offices in Vancouver.